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between rain showers i got the mikunis installed and the electrical junk hooked back up (removed the magnetic starter switch thingy, installed my new itty-bitty battery, made a tray for the battery under the seat, left the wires poking out all over the place for now). turned on the gas and a few kicks later, BAM! spinning like a top! actually spinning like top who's idle screws are dialed too far in but whatever. it was getting dark, threatening rain, and about 40 degrees so i counted it a success and went inside.
i don't know about you guys but whenever i do some work on my motorcycle and it actually starts up i feel like doing a karate kid jump kick of joy. probably most people don't feel this way because they actually have some clue what they're doing and aren't surprised when it works.
I agree with you 100%. That constant booming from the exhaust os a very refreshing sound.
Me and VonYinzer got 5 old bikes for free- used, abused, left outside for years, etc.. Out of the 5, only 2 stood a chance of running with some tlc. Had to pound the piston free on one but I was amazed when they roared back to life.
got a little bit of time to work on the bike. got it tuned enough for a ride around the block at least.
the idle is a little inconsistent. it'll do great for a while but occasionally the rpms will drop and then go back up, sometimes it's enough to kill it when the idle is set at 1200. i used a paper clip to set the idle sync. it looked pretty good. i checked for vacuum leaks and didn't find any. maybe it's spark? i can definitely feel a little charge when holding the spark plug caps. is that normal?
Me and VonYinzer got 5 old bikes for free- used, abused, left outside for years, etc.. Out of the 5, only 2 stood a chance of running with some tlc. Had to pound the piston free on one but I was amazed when they roared back to life.
grr. argh. bike started hard this morning but i wanted to show it off at work so i rode it in. not a lot of open road on the three mile trip to work to test out various throttle positions but it was definitely bogging down at 1/2 throttle. i ran wide open throttle for a couple seconds and that seemed fine. then 8 hours later... bike won't start. 10 hours later bike still won't start. it got going for about ten seconds and i thought i was gonna be ok but then... nope. my coworker/moto club member had his truck so thankfully i was able to get it home at least. checked the battery (2nd day it's been in the bike) and it's down to seven volts... charging it back up right now. we'll see if that's the problem. if not i don't know what the fuck and if so then that battery is a piece a garbage.
grr. argh. bike started hard this morning but i wanted to show it off at work so i rode it in. not a lot of open road on the three mile trip to work to test out various throttle positions but it was definitely bogging down at 1/2 throttle. i ran wide open throttle for a couple seconds and that seemed fine. then 8 hours later... bike won't start. 10 hours later bike still won't start. it got going for about ten seconds and i thought i was gonna be ok but then... nope. my coworker/moto club member had his truck so thankfully i was able to get it home at least. checked the battery (2nd day it's been in the bike) and it's down to seven volts... charging it back up right now. we'll see if that's the problem. if not i don't know what the fuck and if so then that battery is a piece a garbage.
grr. argh. bike started hard this morning but i wanted to show it off at work so i rode it in. not a lot of open road on the three mile trip to work to test out various throttle positions but it was definitely bogging down at 1/2 throttle. i ran wide open throttle for a couple seconds and that seemed fine. then 8 hours later... bike won't start. 10 hours later bike still won't start. it got going for about ten seconds and i thought i was gonna be ok but then... nope. my coworker/moto club member had his truck so thankfully i was able to get it home at least. checked the battery (2nd day it's been in the bike) and it's down to seven volts... charging it back up right now. we'll see if that's the problem. if not i don't know what the fuck and if so then that battery is a piece a garbage.
I know how that goes. Hope you get the battery sorted. I bought a new one to replace the tiny sealed one I bought. If you end up needing a different battery let me know.
turns out it was the battery. felt like shit this morning so i called in sick to work. when i finally rolled out of bed i put the recharged battery in the bike and she started right up. so that's good. i wasn't planning on it but i figure what the heck, it's running i might as well take it for a little ride and try and figure out what i need to do jetting wise. so i ride about 1/2 a mile turn around at the top of the hill and she dies. i've got my multi-meter with me so i pull the seat off to check the battery. turns out i didn't need the multi-meter:
luckily these a123 batteries don't explode like the ones in the video because my ass catching on fire is the last thing i needed today.
when i spur of the moment decided to go for a ride i completely forgot to secure the battery so while riding it wiggled over and shorted out against the frame. such a bonehead maneuver. i guess if it couldn't hold a charge for 2 short rides then it wasn't worth using anyway, but jeeze.
anybody wanna recommend a small battery for a kickstart only 360?
I just bought a 3ah battery from pacific its not as small as yours but should work fine. It was $30 and should store nicely below the front of the seat and above the filter pods.
holy smokes, two days in a row that the weather hasn't been absolute garbage. yesterday was a bust because i had to go to work (gotta figure out a way to get by with out it ) but today i got about 5 hours of wrenching in.
part one, make and install a battery tray out of garbage (literally) laying around the house.
part 2 install new brake cable as the old one was really draggy and lubing it didn't accomplish anything.
part 3 figure out why my headlights weren't working. it was a blown fuse. i'm guessing it had something to do w/ my old battery that blew up.
part 4 tune the mikunis.
it was bogging down pretty bad at half throttle so i rode up queen anne hill in second gear at half throttle then turned the key off and rolled up onto the sidewalk. pulled the plugs and they were black so i pulled the carbs offs and lowered the needle (raised the clip) one notch. put it back together and vroom vroom. much better. taking a break to eat for the first time today so i haven't gotten a chance to run the gamut of throttle positions rpms and gears yet but i think that one little change is going to put me pretty close to being tuned.
here's some pictures!
temporarily put the tach back on, it's not bolted down or anything, just kinda nestled in there while i tune the carbs.
i'm pretty stoked. i love how much easier it is work w/ the mikunis over the stock carbs.
sweet i been wanting do maybe up grade to some mikunis. How much faster does the bike run? Also how did you get them to link together to the throttle purche . ???
i haven't taken it out on the highway to see if it tops out any higher than it did... if it does it won't be by much. switching to mikunis is more of a convenience thing than a performance thing. motion pro makes a 2 into 1 cable that links the carbs. the kit from DCC came with one.
YEah i have been having some trouble getting the stock carbs to run right. At first my idle was to high , i fixed the issue ,butt now my mid range bottoms out. Drives me nuts. You fix one issue and you create three new ones lol
still running a little rich in the mid range so i dropped the needle down so the clip is at the very top. i think that takes care of the mid range. the wide open throttle seemed good right from the get go. it's a little rich coming of of idle so i think i might need to use a smaller idle jet.
while figuring all this out somehow the glass on my tail light fell off... so i gotta figure out what to do about that. i might just pull the bulbs out and fill the bracket with the leds i have...
oh and my tach quit working for some reason. dunno how that happens...
Lazarus is turnin out to be pretty sick. I love the battery tray. As for the tack, pull the cable off its probably broken. if its not broken youll have to pull the valve cover off and check the driven gear that runs off the cam. also could be the guage. if the guage or cable is broken let me know im only using my speedo.
YEah i have been having some trouble getting the stock carbs to run right. At first my idle was to high , i fixed the issue ,butt now my mid range bottoms out. Drives me nuts. You fix one issue and you create three new ones lol
from what i've read on the forum here it's nearly impossible to get the mid range right on stock carbs w/ pod filters because the needle isn't adjustable and you can't get needle jets for it. pj is apparently cooking up some solution though, i'd ask him for advice.
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) but today i got about 5 hours of wrenching in. 
